PICTURES: Blaze severely damages home in East Allentown

HARRY FISHER / THE MORNING CALL

Allentown fire crews work at the scene of a residential fire in the 600 block of East Lexington Street on Sunday, October 23, 2016. The call came in shortly before 10 a.m. and by the time crews arrived, flames were shooting out of the roof. Fire crews said the residents were able to safely escape, but their efforts are hampered by high wind gusts.

Allentown fire crews work at the scene of a residential fire in the 600 block of East Lexington Street on Sunday, October 23, 2016. The call came in shortly before 10 a.m. and by the time crews arrived, flames were shooting out of the roof. Fire crews said the residents were able to safely escape, but their efforts are hampered by high wind gusts. (HARRY FISHER / THE MORNING CALL)

Allentown fire crews work at the scene of a residential fire in the 600 block of East Lexington Street on Sunday, October 23, 2016. The call came in shortly before 10 a.m. and by the time crews arrived, flames were shooting out of the roof. Fire crews said the residents were able to safely escape, but their efforts are hampered by high wind gusts.

Allentown fire crews work at the scene of a residential fire in the 600 block of East Lexington Street on Sunday, October 23, 2016. The call came in shortly before 10 a.m. and by the time crews arrived, flames were shooting out of the roof. Fire crews said the residents were able to safely escape, but their efforts are hampered by high wind gusts. (HARRY FISHER / THE MORNING CALL)

PHOTO GALLERY: Allentown fire crews were called to a blaze Sunday morning at a home in the 600 block of East Lexington Street. The call came in shortly before 10 a.m. and by the time crews arrived, flames were already shooting out of the roof of the home